Qualcomm’s next-generation flagship mobile processor may be named Snapdragon 8 gen1

Update: November 16, 2021

QualcommThe 2021 Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit will be held from November 30 to December 2, when Qualcomm will officially release a new generation of flagship mobileprocessor

According to Qualcomm’s previous naming rules, the new generation of flagship mobile processors may be named Snapdragon 898, but recently broke the news that this chip will adopt a new naming method and is expected to be named the new generation of Snapdragon. 8 series processor (Snapdragon 8 gen1).

According to the news on the Internet, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen1 will useSamsung4nm process,CPUIn terms of core, the Arm-v9 architecture has been fully upgraded, with a Kryo 780 Prime (based on Cortex-X2 magic modification) with a main frequency of 3.09GHz and three Kryo 780 Gold (based on Cortex-A710 magic modification) with a main frequency of 2.4GHz. ) Big core, and four 1.8GHz Kryo 780 Silver (based on Cortex-A510 magic modification) performance core.GPU On the other hand, Adreno 730 adopts a new architecture, and it is expected that there will be a relatively large improvement in graphics performance. In addition, VPU and DPU are Adreno 665 and Adreno 1195 respectively, and the baseband is integrated with Snapdragon X65 5GBaseband chip

Coincidentally, as one of Qualcomm’s biggest rivals, it has been rumored for a long time.MediaTekThe Dimensity 2000 chip was also officially named, and it was reported that it would be renamed “Dimensity 9000”.

These two 2022 flagship chips can be said to be completely unreasonable, making it difficult for users to easily understand the specific positioning of the new chip.It is worth noting that the specifications of MediaTek Dimensity 9000 are very similar to those of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen1. Dimensity 9000 also usesTSMC4nm process, 1*3.0GHz X2 super large core + 3*2. 85GHz large core + 4*1.8GHz small core, equipped with Mali-G710 MC10 GPU. On the whole, the paper parameters of the two are basically the same.

MilletOr will debut Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen1

As Qualcomm’s traditional “good starting partner”, Xiaomi is very likely to win the first release of this new flagship, and the first model will be the Xiaomi Mi 12 Standard Edition, which should officially debut next month.

Recently, various revelations about Xiaomi Mi 12 have continuously surfaced. As a bucket-level flagship goalkeeper model, in addition to performance, everyone is concerned about the Screen, video, and fast charging of this phone. Very concerned.

According to the blogger@Digital Chat Station, it is suspected that Xiaomi Mi 12 has customized a new main camera with a super-outsole, 50mp imx70*. It should be noted that the blogger also revealed in the comments that the standard version of Xiaomi Mi 12 is still not suitable for periscope telephoto, and it should adopt a high-quality main camera + wide-angle, and a normal telephoto lens solution for long-distance shooting. It will open a gap with higher configuration versions such as Pro.